Category: Equestrian Business Tips

Why is my Photo Not Showing on Facebook?

Why is my Photo Not Showing On Facebook? How To Refresh a URL Preview on Facebook Facebook “crawls” the webpage url you post and returns the image stored on the StriderPro platform.Sometime if the image size stored is too small, it returns a placeholder image.   To fix, uploading a picture over 300kb with your Read More

BUSINESS TIPS: 4 Easy Ideas to Motivate Riders to Enter Your Show!

1. OFFER Online Entries. When you offer quick & easy online registration, you get MORE ENTRIES. That means MORE $$$$. That’s why we make sure you can post any show or clinic on Strider in just a few minutes. We’ll walk you through how to post your First Activity, just click here. 2. INVITE Riders to Read More

Take the guesswork out of entering. Riders shouldn’t have to ask around for entry information

1. OFFER Online Entries.

When you offer quick & easy online registration, you get MORE ENTRIES. That means MORE $$$$.

That’s why we make sure you can post any show or clinic on Strider in just a few minutes.

We’ll walk you through how to post your First Activity, just click here.

2. INVITE Riders to Enter Your Activity
Send riders a personal email with your specific activity URL.  That makes them feel included! Here’s how:

  • Select and copy the browser url at the top of the Strider webpage.   
  • Paste it into an email with a note above….”We’d like to invite you to join us at XYZ Horse Show!  Click below for details/entry form on Strider”.
  • Riders click the link and instantly have access to the documents you’ve posted + all details.

3. HOLD a Sponsor Basket Drawing

Incentivize “perfect” registrations with a gift drawing! Picked-at-random winner can earn…

  • Free auditor ticket to a clinic you’re hosting?
  • A complimentary jump round or dressage test at your next schooling show?
  • Offer a $$$ponsor Gift Bag (redeemed at activity check-in) for perfectly completed registrations

 4. PARTNER Up!

  • How can you get involved with other local businesses to cross-promote your activity?
    • Tack shops, bakeries and cafes are great places to start looking for partnerships
  • Bringing in a Top Equestrian Athlete for a clinic?
    Trying reaching out to his/ her sponsors to see if you can have some giveaways donated for participants. Involvement in your activity will incentivize these companies to spread the word about your activity to a wider audience!

Here’s Olympian Philip Dutton sporting Triple Crown Feeds logo-wear while running XC!  

 

Marketing Tips- Get More Registrations

Here’s Your Top 3 To-Do List For More Rider Registrations 1.) Post your Strider URL on Facebook’s Equestrian Groups.  The URL preview feature enables riders a quick click & enter! Learn How Here 2.) Schedule marketing items to post in the future on social media to keep the interest up.  It takes just a few Read More

Save Time Each Day As An Equestrian Organizer

You want to impress your clients with fun and new opportunities at your facility, we know. But the thought of all that time at your desk to manage the organizer paperwork is a little, well, daunting. Did you know…saving 1 hour a day of paperwork gives you TWO MORE MONTHS of time each year?? It’s Read More